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According to the police, the lawsuits were initiated for not wearing masks and for breaching the prescribed distances.
“Eight people who agreed that an administrative violation report with a fine payment order would be emailed to them, officials have already done so. Individuals have to pay 250 euros each within the established period ”, indicates the police report.
It is also reported that another 12 people received summons to go to the police station to draw up a protocol for administrative infraction.
“Not all people cooperate with police officers, some ask to communicate through their managers or lawyers,” says Kaunas County Police.
Police also launched administrative lawsuits last Monday against the broadcasters, gathering information and data related to the filming throughout the week. Officials also analyzed the live broadcast recordings and video surveillance cameras from the Žalgiris Arena.
According to the Kaunas police, various documents about the broadcast and the people who participated in it were requested from the organizers.
“The organizers communicate and cooperate with the police, they delivered the requested documents during the week and the officers began their analysis,” the police said.
Law enforcement promises to be informed about final decisions to be made later.
The organizers promise help to the participants
In response to the police report, the event organizers announced continued cooperation and promised assistance to event participants.
“All those involved in the creation of MAMA and the audiovisual works of the Red Carpet will certainly not be left without our help. We will help resolve the situation together with our lawyer and we will support you for as long as the participants themselves need it. conditions and challenges of the quarantine, we organized this ceremony in order to support the artists of the country during a very difficult period, and to evaluate the work done during the past year and present it to the general public, “the organizers said in a statement. .
They emphasize that the material delivered to their officials is still under investigation, supplemented with what could be useful for the investigation, so that complaints of administrative misconduct are sent to the participants without clarifying and identifying all the relevant circumstances for the investigation.
“By cooperating with the police officers, providing the necessary information and material, we can assume that the officers do not cooperate with each other and do not share significant material that would aid the investigation and would not exert undue pressure on the country’s developers,” they state . .
The organizers reiterate that the safety measures and recommendations were followed during filming.
Administrative proceedings were initiated for violations of public health legislation that endangered the spread of dangerous or particularly dangerous communicable diseases during emergency quarantine.
Individuals are threatened with 500-1500 euros, legal persons – 1.5 to 6 thousand. EUR fines.
Due to possible violations of the MAMA broadcast of the music awards held at the “Žalgiris” arena in Kaunas, the police received around several dozen complaints.
Already during the broadcast, there was outrage in the public space because the quarantine rules were not followed, masks were not used and there were no safe distances. Some called the event a “party during the plague.”
Organizers said there were no outsiders at the filming, all contestants were screened for COVID-19 prior to the awards, and staff wore protective masks.
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